A man accused of using a hatchet to kill his elderly uncle pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Manchester on Friday.

In the plea deal, Glenn Rodgers was sentenced to 33 years to life in state prison for killing 91-year-old Noel St. Laurent. He will be eligible for parole in 22 years.

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Authorities said St. Laurent's body was found outside his home on Cram Hill Road in Lyndeborough in July 2011. An autopsy showed that St. Laurent died from multiple wounds to the head.

Rodgers was living with St. Laurent at the time, and prosecutors said they had been arguing for a couple of days over work Rodgers was supposed to do. They said Rodgers grabbed a hatched and hit St. Laurent more than a dozen times.

The victim's family said they don't agree with the plea deal and asked the judge to throw it out.

"You are a very bitter 45-year-old who is set in his ways. I don't believe you can be rehabilitated. It takes a different kind of being to do what you did, and you'll be a threat to any defenseless person as long as you are alive," said Christopher St. Laurent, the son of the victim.

Prosecutors said they were in contact with the victim's widow, and she was in favor of the plea agreement.